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U.S. Warns Banks Over Sanctions Risks Linked to Chinese 'Teapot' Refineries
U.S. Warns Banks Over Sanctions Risks Linked to Chinese 'Teapot' Refineries

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The United States has issued a fresh warning to global financial institutions over the risks of engaging with independent Chinese oil refineries—known as “teapot” refineries—amid their continued role in processing Iranian crude. In an alert published Tuesday, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said these refineries, largely ...

UAE to Exit OPEC Amid Surging Oil Prices
UAE to Exit OPEC Amid Surging Oil Prices

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The United Arab Emirates will withdraw from OPEC and the OPEC+ on May 1, state media reported Tuesday, describing the move as a strategic decision by the major oil producer. "This decision reflects the UAE's long-term strategic and economic vision and evolving energy profile," the official Emirates News Agency said.  The United Arab Emirates ...

Why Hezbollah and Israel May Be Betting Against the Lebanon Truce
Op-edWhy Hezbollah and Israel May Be Betting Against the Lebanon Truce

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The Lebanon–Israel truce, extended by three weeks last Thursday, is already being put to the test. Escalating military exchanges in southern Lebanon are exposing both its fragility and the complicated political realities surrounding it. Both Israel and Hezbollah appear to see a potential breakdown of the truce as an opportunity to reshuffle the ...

Iraqi President Nominates Ali al-Zaidi as PM-Designate
Iraqi President Nominates Ali al-Zaidi as PM-Designate

This is Beirut 27/04 23:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iraq's newly elected president nominated businessman Ali al-Zaidi as the country's prime minister-designate on Monday, after he was endorsed by the country's main Shia alliance. "President Nizar Amede has tasked Ali al-Zaidi, the candidate of the largest parliamentary bloc, with forming the new government," the presidency ...

U.S. Offers $10 Million Reward for Information on Iraqi Militia Leader
U.S. Offers $10 Million Reward for Information on Iraqi Militia Leader

This is Beirut 27/04 14:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice program has announced a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of Haydar Muzhir Ma’lak al-Sa’idi, a militia leader accused of orchestrating attacks against U.S. and allied targets in the Middle East. In a post published on X , the ...

Lebanese President Aoun Accuses Hezbollah of National 'Betrayal'
Lebanese President Aoun Accuses Hezbollah of National 'Betrayal'

This is Beirut 27/04 14:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday accused Hezbollah of “betrayal” and openly challenged the group’s decision to take Lebanon to war, asking whether it had secured national consensus before doing so. “Did you have national consensus when you went to war?” Aoun questioned, in a direct message to Hezbollah, as ...

Hezbollah’s Naim Qassem Rejects Direct Talks, Vows to Maintain Armed Resistance
Hezbollah’s Naim Qassem Rejects Direct Talks, Vows to Maintain Armed Resistance

This is Beirut 27/04 12:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem on Monday rejected direct negotiations with Israel, reaffirmed the group’s commitment to armed resistance, and sharply criticized the Lebanese government’s recent political course in a statement addressing the latest developments in the country. In a written statement, Qassem said Hezbollah ...

If Boycotting Israel Requires a Law, Is It Truly Popular?
Op-edIf Boycotting Israel Requires a Law, Is It Truly Popular?

Hussain Abdul-Hussain 27/04 11:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Hezbollah and its global Intifada allies claim that the overwhelming majority of Lebanese, Arabs, and people of conscience view Israel as pure evil, a cancer to be eradicated. Yet if this hatred is truly so deep and universal, why does Lebanon still need to enforce its heavy-handed law boycotting Israel? The statute criminalizes any contact with ...

Arrival of Third U.S. Carrier Marks First Triple Deployment in Middle East Since 2003
Arrival of Third U.S. Carrier Marks First Triple Deployment in Middle East Since 2003

This is Beirut 27/04 11:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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For the first time since the 2003 Iraq War, the United States has deployed three aircraft carrier strike groups simultaneously to the Middle East, marking a major escalation in its military posture in the region, according to the United States Central Command. The latest deployment follows the arrival of the USS George H. W. Bush strike group, ...

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